Edgar Filing: Clementi Erich

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Clementi Erich

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP [IBM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

IBM CORPORATION,Â ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ARMONK,Â NYÂ 10504

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10,035.801	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	02/27/2005⁽¹⁾	02/26/2011	Common Stock	4,500	$ 112.53	D	Â
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	02/26/2006⁽¹⁾	02/25/2012	Common Stock	23,555	$ 104.3	D	Â
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	02/24/2008⁽¹⁾	02/23/2014	Common Stock	22,496	$ 105.96	D	Â
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	03/08/2009⁽¹⁾	03/07/2015	Common Stock	5,885	$ 101.33	D	Â
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	05/08/2009⁽²⁾	05/07/2016	Common Stock	2,627	$ 82.76	D	Â
Emp. Stock Option (right to buy)	05/08/2010⁽²⁾	05/07/2017	Common Stock	2,984	$ 102.8	D	Â
Rst. Stock Unit	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	12,196	$ 0	D	Â
Rst. Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	2,106	$ 0	D	Â
Rst. Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	19,418	$ 0	D	Â
Rst. Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	2,103	$ 0	D	Â
Rst. Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	8,772	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Clementi Erich IBM CORPORATION ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK,Â NYÂ 10504	Â	Â	Â Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

D. Cummins on behalf of E. Clementi		10/08/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This grant vested in four equal annual installments; the last installment vested on the date shown above.
(2)	This grant vested in its entirety on the date shown above.
(3)	These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on October 25, 2010.
(4)	These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on May 8, 2011.
(5)	These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on September 4, 2012.
(6)	These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on May 8, 2012.
(7)	These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on December 21, 2014.

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